Guo Songling told Zhang Xueliang that the three northeastern provinces are vast, rich in resources and have developed railways, but only the Beijing-Fenghuang Railway can barely be called his own. He told him that whoever controls the railways will control wealth and prosperity. future rationale. Zhang Zuolin came back and was very satisfied with Guo Songling's gentle guidance to Zhang Xueliang, and told Xishun to put Guo Songling in the education camp as a teacher.

Kikuchi Takeo came to visit, and Zhang Zuolin asked him, his personal consultant, what the Japanese thought of Fengtian. Kikuchi Takeo hinted to him that whoever controls the armed forces is the actual controller, and the Japanese hope that he can take into account their actual interests. People win. At this time, his subordinates came to report that Army Chief Duan Qirui called and rejected Zhang Zuolin's report on expanding the cavalry company. Zhang Zuolin asked him to call back to express his dissatisfaction.

Tang Yulin once applied for 300,000 yuan from Zhang Zuolin, but Zhang Xueliang wrote the word "accurate" on it. If Tang Yulin didn't come with the money, he would make trouble with Zhang Zuolin. Zhang Zuolin knew it was Zhang Xueliang at a glance. When he wrote it, he laughed and scolded his son for writing better than himself.

Time flies, and in 1916, Zhang Xueliang, who led a group of brats to build houses, grew up into a handsome young man, and learned the skills from the railway engineer, the American Yi Yage. Driving and playing tennis, the two often hang out together.

The power struggle between Feng Delin and Zhang Zuolin over Fengtian was finally settled. The president issued an order-appointing Zhang Zuolin as the governor of Fengtian. There were mixed reactions from all parties. Feng Delin was ready to make a move and joined forces to support Zhang Zuolin. Brothers are like enemies. In order to fight against Feng Delin, Zhang Zuolin betrothed his daughter Zhang Shoufang to the son of Bao Guiqing, the director of the Beijing Martial Arts Hall. Zhang Shoufang did not care about paving the way for his father's ambition, but told Zhang Xueliang that he could not get married without a dowry of 500,000 yuan.

Feng Delin couldn't help but poke holes in the brothers' poker game and expressed his dissatisfaction with the appointment of the president. After surviving the mud, Ma Longtan came up with another strategy of the president. The order--appointed Feng Delin as the deputy governor of Fengtian and assisted in the government affairs of Fengtian. Feng Delin reluctantly bowed his head and admitted defeat, but wanted to set up an assistant office to achieve equality with Zhang Zuolin. Zhang Zuolin felt aggrieved but could not refuse. Zhang Zuolin thought repeatedly about wanting Zhang Zuoxiang, whom he trusted, to take over as the commander of the 27th Division. Feng Delin recommended Zhang Houjing, one of his own, as the director of the Department of Finance. At this time, the Japanese intended to evade Fengtian's vote, and Fengtian's finances were in danger. Zhang Zuolin felt that Feng Delin's position was too small. The director of the Department of Finance and the Chief of the Police Department must find capable people from across the province. , he intended to reuse Wang Yongjiang, who Yuan Jinkai said was the best talent in Fengtian.

Zhang Shoufang's auspicious day was chosen, and the whole family started to get busy. His cousin-in-law came over to help. Zhang Xueliang, who had grown into a young man, couldn't help but feel hot when he saw his cousin-in-law, who was still enchanting and charming.